Fangchenggang nuclear power plant 2-4
Fangchenggang nuclear power plant 2-4 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Fangchenggang nuclear power plant in China rated at 1,180 MW gross. It is operating. Commercial operation began 25 May 2024.
GNPT gives a grid connection of 25 May 2024 and a commercial operation date of 1 January 2024, which is before it. The World Nuclear Association database lists first grid connection on 9 April 2024 and commercial operation on 25 May 2024, so the May date is the commercial one.
grid_connection:
2024-05-25 → 2024-04-09
· World Nuclear Association, Nuclear Reactor Database, Fangchenggang 4
· verified 2026-10-22
GNPT gives a grid connection of 25 May 2024 and a commercial operation date of 1 January 2024, which is before it. The World Nuclear Association database lists first grid connection on 9 April 2024 and commercial operation on 25 May 2024, so the May date is the commercial one.
commercial_operation:
2024-01-01 → 2024-05-25
· World Nuclear Association, Nuclear Reactor Database, Fangchenggang 4
· verified 2026-10-22
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | HPR-1000 |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 1,180MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 1,000MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 1,000MW |
| Thermal output | 3,150MWt |
| NSSS vendor | China National Nuclear Corporationall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| Site | Fangchenggang nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 2-4 |
| Country | China |
| Owner | Guangxi Fangchenggang CGN Nuclear Power Industry Investment Co Ltd100% |
| Operator | Guangxi Fangchenggang Nuclear Power |
| Coordinates | 21.6697, 108.5571 |
- China National Nuclear Corporation PWR fuel assemblies
- ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas PWR and BWR fuel assemblies
- Framatome PWR fuel assemblies
- KEPCO Nuclear Fuel PWR fuel assemblies
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries PWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company PWR fuel assemblies
Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.
Timeline
- 23 Dec 2016Construction start
- 3 Apr 2024First criticality
- 9 Apr 2024Grid connection
- 25 May 2024Commercial operation
Other units at Fangchenggang nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Fangchenggang nuclear power plant 1-1 | 1,086 | |
| Fangchenggang nuclear power plant 1-2 | 1,086 | |
| Fangchenggang nuclear power plant 2-3 | 1,180 | |
| Fangchenggang nuclear power plant 3-5 | Pre-construction | 1,150 |
| Fangchenggang nuclear power plant 3-6 | Pre-construction | 1,150 |
Other HPR-1000 units
66 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cangnan San'ao nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | 1,215 | |
| Fangchenggang nuclear power plant 2-3 | China | 1,180 | |
| Fuqing nuclear power plant 5 | China | 1,161 | |
| Fuqing nuclear power plant 6 | China | 1,150 | |
| Taipingling nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | 1,200 | |
| Zhangzhou nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | 1,212 | |
| Zhangzhou nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | 1,212 | |
| Cangnan San'ao nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | Under construction | 1,210 |
| Cangnan San'ao nuclear power plant 2-3 | China | Under construction | 1,215 |
| Cangnan San'ao nuclear power plant 2-4 | China | Pre-construction | 1,150 |
| Cangnan San'ao nuclear power plant 3-5 | China | Announced | 1,150 |
| Cangnan San'ao nuclear power plant 3-6 | China | Announced | 1,150 |
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2024-05-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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